DMC World DJ Championships
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DMC World DJ Championships is an annual DJ competition hosted by Disco Mix Club (DMC) which began in 1986.
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[edit] DJ Champions
[edit] World DJ Champions
- 1985 - Roger Johnson (UK)
- 1986 - DJ Cheese (USA) - Brought scratching into the battle
- 1987 - Chad Jackson (UK)
- 1988 - DJ Cash Money (USA) - Helped invent the transformer scratch
- 1989 - Cutmaster Swift (UK) - Member of the En4cers
- 1990 - DJ David (Germany)
- 1991 - DJ David (Germany)
- 1992 - Rocksteady DJs (Mix Master Mike, DJ Q-Bert, and DJ Apollo) (USA)
- 1993/4 - Dreamteam (Mix Master Mike and DJ Q-Bert) (USA)
- 1995 - Roc Raida (USA) - Member of the X-Ecutioners, gained public recognition through 'It's Goin' Down' single and follow-up album
- 1996 - DJ Noize (Denmark) - the 'turntable rapper'
- 1997 - DJ A-Trak (Canada) - Won DMCs aged 15, Vestax & ITF titles before turning 18, now Kanye West's DJ
- 1998 - DJ Craze (USA)
- 1999 - DJ Craze (USA)
- 2000 - DJ Craze (USA)
- 2001 - Plus One (UK) - Scratch Pervert
- 2002 - DJ Kentaro (Japan) - "No walls between music", touring with debut album
- 2003 - Dopey (Canada)
- 2004 - ie.Merg (USA)
- 2005 - ie.Merg (USA)
- 2006 - Netik (France)
- 2007 - Rafik (Germany)
[edit] UK DJ Champions
- 1986 - Chad Jackson (2nd)
- 1987 - Chad Jackson (1st)
- 1988 - Cutmaster Swift - Member of the En4cers
- 1989 - Cutmaster Swift (1st)
- 1996 - Cutmaster Swift
- 1997 - DJ Pogo (3rd) - Member of the En4cers
- 1998 - Prime Cuts - Scratch Pervert
- 1999 - Tony Vegas (2nd) - Scratch Pervert
- 2000 - Mr Thing (3rd) - Former Scratch Pervert, records material with Yungun including 'Grown Man's Business' album
- 2001 - Plus One (1st) - Scratch Pervert
- 2002 - Skully (2nd) - Klashnekoff's DJ, regularly puts out mixtapes
- 2003 - Quest (3rd)
- 2004 - Blakey - Hosted own radio show on 1Xtra
- 2005 - Muzzell
- 2006 - Asian Hawk
- 2007 - JFB - works with beardyman uk beatbox champion
[edit] Battle for World Supremacy Champions
- 2000 - Kodh (France)
- 2001 - Netik (France)
- 2002 - Netik (France)
- 2003 - Tigerstyle (UK) - Also won Beatdown and ITF titles same year, debut album due for release with tour
- 2004 - Akakabe (Japan)
- 2005 - Pro Zeiko (Germany) - Won 2 ITF titles later in the year
- 2006 - Coma (Japan)
- 2007 - DJ Shiftee
[edit] Battle For Supremacy (UK) Champions
- 2000 - Skully (2nd)
- 2001 - Madcut
- 2002 - Richie Ruftone
- 2003 - Tigerstyle (1st)
- 2004 - Silk Kuts (2nd)
- 2005 - Matman
- 2006 - DJ Switch - youngest UK champion of any category aged 17
- 2007 - DJ Switch
[edit] World Team Champions
- 1999 Scratch Perverts (UK) - Prime Cuts, Tony Vegas, Mr Thing, First Rate
- 2000 The Allies (USA/Canada) - Craze, A Trak
- 2001 Perverted Allies (USA/Canada/UK) - Prime Cuts, Tony Vegas, Craze, Infamous
- 2002 Birdy Nam Nam (France) - Crazy B, Need, Lil Mike, Pone - Released their self-titled debut album to critical acclaim, toured through the US and Europe
- 2003 C2C (France) - Pfel, Atom, Greem, 20Syl
- 2004 C2C (France)
- 2005 C2C (France)
- 2006 C2C (France)
- 2007 Kireek (Japan) - Hi-C, Yasa
[edit] UK Team Champions
- 1999 Scratch Perverts (1st)/The En4cers (first battle by invitation only)
- 2000 The Mixologists (3rd)
- 2001 The Mixologists (2nd)
- 2002 Flaredycats
- 2003 Truesicians
- 2004 The Disablists
- 2005 The Disablists (3rd)
- 2006 The Disablists (2nd)
